42 codes
Newborn (perinatal) codes
Diagnoses the Medicare Code Editor expects only for patients age 0. Source: Medicare Code Editor (MCE) v44, effective October 1, 2026.
Chapter 1: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Chapter 7: Diseases of the eye and adnexa
Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system
Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Z00.110Health examination for newborn under 8 days old
- Z00.111Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old
- Z05.0Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected cardiac condition ruled out
- Z05.1Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected infectious condition ruled out
- Z05.2Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected neurological condition ruled out
- Z05.3Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected respiratory condition ruled out
- Z05.41Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected genetic condition ruled out
- Z05.42Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected metabolic condition ruled out
- Z05.43Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected immunologic condition ruled out
- Z05.5Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected gastrointestinal condition ruled out
- Z05.6Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected genitourinary condition ruled out
- Z05.71Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected skin and subcutaneous tissue condition ruled out
- Z05.72Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected musculoskeletal condition ruled out
- Z05.73Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected connective tissue condition ruled out
- Z05.81Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected condition related to home physiologic monitoring device ruled out
- Z05.89Observation and evaluation of newborn for other specified suspected condition ruled out
- Z05.9Observation and evaluation of newborn for unspecified suspected condition ruled out
- Z38.00Single liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.01Single liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.1Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.2Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
- Z38.30Twin liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.31Twin liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.4Twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.5Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
- Z38.61Triplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.62Triplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.63Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.64Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.65Quintuplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.66Quintuplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.68Other multiple liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.69Other multiple liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.7Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.8Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth